The Cilicia Analytical Platform convened an extraordinary online meeting on the evening of March 5, 2026, presided over by His Holiness Aram I. The sole agenda of the meeting was the war in the...
Armenian Church leaders have addressed the escalating crisis in Iran and the wider Middle East following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader and growing regional instability, with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the...
From Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 21, 2026 It’s been eight days now, and Australia’s Armenians are still waiting for a safe denouement of the mistaken kidnapping of an aged Armenian from his home in...
By Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 16, 2026 Never in their painful annals have the Armenians of Jerusalem been visited by this latest calamity in, of all places, distant Australia’s largest metropolis, Sydney. It was...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Turkey’s persecution and systematic violation of human rights of Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Jews did not end in 1915. A century after the Genocide, the Turkish government continues to enforce...
A further consignment of Czech humanitarian and medical assistance destined for the operation of field hospitals in the Gaza Strip arrived in Jordan today. The shipment includes medical instruments, protective equipment, bandage materials, medicines, and other...
In a major development following months of grassroots Armenian-American advocacy and bipartisan Congressional engagement, the Trump-Vance Administration has, in an unprecedented move, formally announced its commitment on the following issues regarding Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): *...
ANCA-Backed Bipartisan letter – led by the Congressional Armenian Caucus – Highlights Swiss Peace Initiative July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomes a powerful bipartisan Congressional call today...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com If you’re confused by the contradictory statements made by officials from Armenia, Turkey and the United States surrounding the Zangezur Road, you’re not alone. The saga began on Nov. 9,...
The central theme of the three-day conference, which took place on 12-14 June 2025, was “Commanding (in) Chaos: Time for Europe to Step Up”. It is also the 20th anniversary of the conference. The...
The Cilicia Analytical Platform convened an extraordinary online meeting on the evening of March 5, 2026, presided over by His Holiness Aram I. The sole agenda of the meeting was the war in the Middle East and its consequences. His Holiness briefed participants on his recent telephone consultations with...
Armenian Church leaders have addressed the escalating crisis in Iran and the wider Middle East following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader and growing regional instability, with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, holding a series of phone consultations with Armenian community leaders across...
From Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 21, 2026 It’s been eight days now, and Australia’s Armenians are still waiting for a safe denouement of the mistaken kidnapping of an aged Armenian from his home in a suburb of Sydney. The innocent, 85-year-old man, Chris (Khatchig) Baghsarian was snatched at 5am...
By Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 16, 2026 Never in their painful annals have the Armenians of Jerusalem been visited by this latest calamity in, of all places, distant Australia’s largest metropolis, Sydney. It was 5am, Friday morning. 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian tossed and turned in bed, battling with a nightmare that...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Turkey’s persecution and systematic violation of human rights of Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Jews did not end in 1915. A century after the Genocide, the Turkish government continues to enforce racist, exclusionary, and discriminatory policies against these minority groups. In recent months, some pro-Pashinyan Armenians...
A further consignment of Czech humanitarian and medical assistance destined for the operation of field hospitals in the Gaza Strip arrived in Jordan today. The shipment includes medical instruments, protective equipment, bandage materials, medicines, and other supplies. The handover in Jordan was attended by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to...
In a major development following months of grassroots Armenian-American advocacy and bipartisan Congressional engagement, the Trump-Vance Administration has, in an unprecedented move, formally announced its commitment on the following issues regarding Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): * Supporting the return of Artsakh’s displaced ethnic Armenian population to their indigenous homeland * Supporting...
ANCA-Backed Bipartisan letter – led by the Congressional Armenian Caucus – Highlights Swiss Peace Initiative July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomes a powerful bipartisan Congressional call today by eighty-seven U.S. Representatives from across twenty-four states – representing over 66 million Americans –...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com If you’re confused by the contradictory statements made by officials from Armenia, Turkey and the United States surrounding the Zangezur Road, you’re not alone. The saga began on Nov. 9, 2020, with the ceasefire agreement signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia following Armenia’s devastating defeat...
The central theme of the three-day conference, which took place on 12-14 June 2025, was “Commanding (in) Chaos: Time for Europe to Step Up”. It is also the 20th anniversary of the conference. The Minister opened the second day of the conference with a speech on Friday. “It is a...
